December 6 to 9 Medieval market in Caravaca de la Cruz

Revisit the Middle Ages in the Holy City of Caravaca!

Over the long holiday weekend of 6^th to 9^th December the 20^th annual medieval market is being held in the old centre of Caravaca de la Cruz, specifically in Gran Vía, Calle Canalica, Calle Puentecilla, Plaza del Arco, Plaza Nueva, Calle de las Monjas, Calle Colegio, Paseo de Santa Clara, Calle Mayor, Calle Rafael Tejeo and Calle Santísimo.

The market begins at 11.30 on Friday December 6 with an initial musical parade in the streets, including soldiers from the Medieval Encampment, dancers, druids, knights and many others, and scattered among the 250 stands and stalls there are also workshops and demonstrations of gold and silver smithing, esparto grass weaving, carpentry and candle making.

The 15 musical and drama shows include “Danzas de Arabia” and others devoted to tales of fantastical creatures, elves and dwarfs, an encahnted forest, a young knight and witches’ potions. Some of the venues are the Medieval Encampment in the Paseo de Santa Clara, the children’s fair next to Salones Castillo de la Cruz, the “torture chamber” in the Paseo de Santa Clara, an old weaponry exhibition also in the Paseo de Santa Clara, Witches in the Middle Ages in Calle Colegio, “The Farm” in Calle Rafael Tegeo and the falconry display next to Salones Castillo de la Cruz.

Opening times are from 10.30 to 14.30 and from 16.00 to 21.30, with the exception of the food and drink stalls, which will remain open at lunchtime. The main entrance is at the start of the Gran Vía at the junction with Calle Raimundo Rodríguez.

The full program for the four days can be found online here in Spanish, with over 150 events scheduled during the weekend!

For more local information, including the Holy Jubilee Year as well as local news and what’s on, go to the home page of Caravaca Today.